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UNITED STATESQPATENT QFF ICE.

WILLIAM J. Keenan, or rnmannnrn IlA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOB T NILES- nnmnm-ronnhqomrmv, or 'n'nw Yonx, 'n; at, A CORPORATION or NEW JERSEY.

'mnnme-uacnmn Billets' which have been sheared from a" rolled bar of steel havesurface'imperfectlons.

comprising cracks or-seamsiwhich must-be removed before the billetcanbe used "for;

manufacturing purposes. Heretofore,fthis operation has-been performed by a laborious hand chipping'process with an expenditure of much time and expense Thepresen't invention aimsto provide a1milling machine for rapidly performing'this operation in an improved manner at a great saving of time and expense. It is an object of the inven-,

tion, therefore, torprovidea' miliing machine for the purpose-stated where na-reprovided work and'tool-supports, power meansfor causing relative movements between the tooland work, including power means, and. controlling means therefor whereby .the' oper ator may easily and conveniently guide the work to mil out the imperfections therein.

It is a further 'object'L-of'theinvention' to provide a machine of the above-typewhere- 1n is a reciprocating work table, an n rightat one side of the table, preferably slightly inclined to the vertical and supporting a tool spindle for vertical adjustment thereon, and a power means controlled by. the operator for moving the spindle transversely of the table in either direction at difierent speeds durtool over an portion of thesurface. of the v,'1aa1. semi m mama.

.ments of my; invention but. it will be understood that the invention can be otherwise embodiedand that the drawings are not to be; construed as defining .or limiting the scope-of theinvention, the claims appended to this g'specification being relied upon for that aros y Q I Be errmgitothefigures of the drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a milling ,machine comprisin the present invention. 2 is an end efevation thereof partially in. section.

form ofthe'invention.; 1 a Fig. 5 is an end elevation thereof;

, Fig,- 3 is' plan-viewpartiallin section.

, Fig. 4 is a front elevation o .a modified The accompanying drawings illustrate certain embodiments ofmy invention'which broadly comprises a worksu port andatool f support with meansjfor re atively. -r i ro-.=a

eating such supports'and for relatively-feed ing the cutter and work totheproper cutting depth. Power means, preferably in the form of the electricmotor illustrated, is" v rovided for feeding the cutter transversely of the 5 work, such meansbeing entirely under the control of the operator whereby the'latter may cause the cutter tofmove in'either direction preferably x longitudinally 'of the I v cutter spindle at different speeds-g1 For the purpose of more clearly exposing the surface of't-he'work to the view of the operator v in orderthat he' may properly guide the cutter, and for the-purpose of assisting in removingchi s' from the work, I have shown the work andjthe several parts of ,the' ma- It will i this and other etails of the be eonsidera'bly modified within the scope of ing the table reciprocation, the said power the appended claims without departing from means preferably being an electric motor as illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

the spirit of the invention.-

Iof the drawings, {illustrates the bed of a m lling machine from which rises an n li h ?2. pref.erably slightly inclined to t e sverticallf tool supporting saddle 3 is 1 mqunt'edjonfa substantiall vertical guideways on; the upright an may be moved u and down thereonby means of a screw 5. --f1i 1e-bed s1, asvillustrated, further comprises a portion-1." secured thereto in any desired manner. A work sup ort, as atable 6, is .slid'ably mounted on t e portion '1 and. is adapted-to be reciproeated thereon by means 'chine'opzrative thereon as slightly inclined. readllunderstood, however, that invention may Referring particularlyto Figs. 1, 2 and 3 i of a motor 7. A motor'8 is also provided for giving the cutter an axial movement in con unct1on with the other relative fmovements between the cutter and work whereby to perform the desired milliug cuts in the work. The specific" mechanism illustrated for performing these operations will now be described.

The table 6 is reciprocated from the motor 7 through the following mechanism: A rack 9 on the under side of the table is engaged by a spiral car 10 on a shaft 11. A bevel gear 12 on t e shaft '11 engages a bevel gear 13 on a tubular shaft 14. The shaft 14 is driven either from a worm gear 15 or from a spur gear 16, both loosely 'mounted thereon. The worm gear is adapted to berotated slowly from the motor 7 through gears 17 and 18, shaft 19, bevel gears 20 and 21 and worm shaft'22 to move the table slowly in the cutting direction. The spur gear 16 is adapted tobe rotated rapidly inthe opposite direction from a gear 23 keyed to shaft 19. A clutch 24 splined to the shaft 14 is provided with teeth on one-end thereoffor engaging with correspondin teeth on .the worm gear. 15 and is provi ed on its opposite end with africtioncone 25 adapted to engage within a friction clutch flange 25 on the gear 16. An operating rod 26 extends through the shaft 14 and engages the clutch 24 whereby the clutch may be shifted into driving engagement with either gear. A shifting handle 27 is rovided at the front of-the machine, suc handle being operatively con-.

nected to the rod 26 through a connecting rod 28 and a crank arm 29 on a shaft 30 having a yoke 31 at its opposite end engaged with the rod 26. It will be noted that movement of the handle 27 one way is adapted to move the table slowly in" the :cutting direction and movement of the handle the opposite way is adapted to move the table rapidly inthe opposite direction. The

rotation of motor 7 iscontrolled by a switch and 32 engaged respectively by rlght and left hand screw threads on a screw rod 33, a capstan 34 being provided for rotating each'screw rod. The chucks are secured to the table by means of bolts 35. It will be noted that the chucks are inclined forwardly of'the tablewhereby the work thereon slopes toward the front of the machine. A

bafie plate 36 is secured to the chuck jaws 32" and extends along the table for directing the chips and water, or other cutting fluid,

I to the middle of the table from whence th y gravitate through the holes 37 in the table Into the chamber38 therein and through the port 39 into a screening receptacle 40. The.

water is permitted to drain therefrom through a waste pipe 41. During the operatlon of the machine fresh water is supplied to the cutter directly from a supply the surface thereof to his view and the supply of water to the cutter and work in connection with the inclined arrangement of the work serves to keep the same free from chips which would obstruct the view of the operator.

One end of a substantially horizontal cutter spindle 44 is rotatably supported in a bearing 45 slidable in a guideway 46 on the saddle 3, the spindle at its other end being splined to a driving gear 47 in a bearing 48. The spindle is rotated'from a motor 49 through a spur gear 50 on the motor shaft meshing with a gear 51 on a shaft 52 having a bevel gear 53 meshing with a bevel gear 54 on a substantially vertical shaft 55. A bevel gear 56 mounted in the saddle and splined to shaft meshes with a bevel gear 57 connected with a spur gear 58 meshing with the aforesaid driving gear 47. The rotation of motor 49 is controlled by a switch 49.

A nut 59 on the bearing 45 engages a rotary screw 60 whereby the bearing is moved along its guideway 46 to move the spindle and cutter C axially. The screw 60 is driven in either direction at different speeds preferably by the aforementioned variable speed motor 8 mounted on the up right 2. The connection from the motor to the screw comprises a s ur gear 61 on the motor shaft meshing with a gear 62 on a shaft 63 having on its other end a worm 64 meshing with a worm wheel 65 on' a substantially vertical shaft 66. The shaft 66 and screw 60 are operatively connected through bevel gears67.

As before'stated, the saddle, with the spindle thereon, may be moved on its substantially vertical guideway 4 by means of a screw 5. A hand wheel 68 on a shaft 69 connected to screw 5 through bevel gears 70 is provided at the front of the machine for rotating the screw. The saddle is counterbalanced by a weighted lever 71 whereby the saddle may be moved with little effort. In Fig. 1, one surface of the work piece W is illustrated as having been milled to remove the seams and cracks therein. -.It

extend in various directions and to various depths, it being understood that the oper-, ator guides the cutter along, the seams and to a depth sufficient to reach the bottoms thereof. The vertical movement of the cutter and saddle required for varying the depth of cut is relatively small and such operation can easily be performed by hand" from the hand wheel 68, particularly since the saddle is counterbalanced. The feeding of the cutter longitudinally ofthe spindle across the work to follow the seams therein, however, requires more power and speed. During the cutting operation, the table'is adapted to move at a constant speed and.

therefore the "cutter must be moved transversely of .the work at varying speeds to i follow the different relativelyangula'r seams.

To accomplish this function, I provide the motor 8 with a controller 73 conveniently arranged whereby the operator may control p the motor to feed the cutter axially in either direction at a vertical tively small desired line of cut.

3 isparticularly adapted for milling relabillets of a limited width, such over-hung type of machine. not bein welladaptedto mill-wide billets. For this purpose of milling such wide billets, Ihave shownin Figs. 4 and 5. a similar machine slightly modified in certain respects. The

table '80 and work supporting chucks. 81 in. this machineare of a construction substan 7 tially the same as thoseillustrated-in Figs.

1 to 3.. Also the tablereciprocatingmechanism is the same and themotor therefor "is controlled by a switch '82.. A pair of ver tically extending uprights 83 and. 84 are provided on opposite sides of thetable and a cutter supporting rail 85 'is mounted for vertical movement ongsuch uprights. A

connection from the motor to the screws-oomprises a pinion 88.0n themotor shaft meshmg with a gear 89 on one end of a shaft 90 having on ts other end a worm 91 -.engaging a worm wheel 92011 a shaft 93. The

shaft 93 extends beneath the table and. is

operatively connected to the screws through bevel gears-94 and 95. A switch 87 isprovided for operating the motor 87 in either direction to raise or lower the rail 85.

A tool sup ortin saddle 96 is slidably mounted on t e 'rai move the saddleitherealong. A cutter spindle 98 is rotatably supported at the cutter and in the saddle and the opposite end is splined to a driving gear 99 corresponding.

tothe -driving gear 47 shown in Fig. 2, the spindlefbeing driven from a motor in the same manner that the spindle shown in Fig. 2 is driven. A switch 100 is provid d for proper speed to follow the Y e 1 ations. The machine illustrated in Figs; 1, 2 and screw 86 in each-upright'engages. the rai'l,- such screws being adapted to bev operated from a motor 87. The-operativecorrespondin to 'the spindle,

carried a screw 97 serving to controlling the rotation of. the spindle driving motor. 1 ,The screw 97 is operated from a variable speed motor 101 controlled in the same man-' ner as motor 8 shown in Fig. 1. The drivmg connection from the motor 101 to the screw comprises a pinion 102 on the motor shaft meshing with a gear 103 on one end of a shaft 104, having on. its other end a bevel gear 105 engaging a bevel gear 106 on a shaft 107. The shaft 107 extends vertically upward and has splined thereto a worm 108 in engagement with a worm wheel 109 on-the screw 97.- A controller 110 .is conveniently arrangedon the upright84 for controlling the motor 101 in the same man- ;ner heretofore described in reference to the machine shown in Figs. 1 to 3. Itwillbe noted that the switches 82, 87 and .100 and controller 110 are arranged conveniently to the operator whereby-he may accurately control" the several operating parts of the machine "to perform. the desired cutting oper- The machine illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5 .may "be provided with a Water supplyll l,

a baffle plate 112 for directing the water g and chips, and a drain thereforin-the same manner as illustrated" and described in r'ef-z erence to Figs. 1 to. 3. v

What I claim is:: 1. In a milling machine, the combination of a bed, a .work table, slidably; mounted 'ative on the power operated means. and under the control of v the operator whereby the spindle may. be fed transversely ,ofthe: work table in either direction at different speeds durin the-said reciprocation. 2. a milling. machine, the combination of a bed, a work table slidably mounted thereon, means for-reciprocating the table,

an upri ht adjacent the bed, a tool support tending over thetable in a direction slightly' inclined to the horizontal, means'for rotating the spindle, means for supportin a piece of work on thetablevin an incline position corresfonding to. the spindle, an electric motor or moving the indle across the work table, 1 and I a contro or for the motor whereby the operator may'feed the ythe upright,'.means for moving thesupport'up and down'on the upright, atool-spindle carried by the support and 'exvertical, a guideway extending upwardly on.

spindle transversely of the work table at different speeds in either direction during the said reciprocation. p

3. In a milling machine, the combination of a bed, a work table s'lidably mounted thereon, an upright on the bed at. one side of the table, a tool saddle carried by the upright solely at such side of the table, a screw for moving the saddle up and down on the upright, a tool spindle carried by the saddle and extending over the table in a direction slightly inclined to the horizontal, means for rotating the spindle, means for supporting a piece of work onthe table in an inclined position corresponding to the spindle, power operated means for moving the spindle across the work table, and a controller device operative on the power operated means and under the control of the operator whereby the spindle may be fed transversely of the work table in either direction during the said reciprocation;

4. In a milling machine, the combination of a bed, a work table slidably mounted thereon, means for reciprocating the table, an upright on the bed'slightly inclined to the theupright, a saddle slidably mountedon the guideway, means for moving the saddle on the guideway, a rotary tool spindle car ried by the saddle and extending over the table in a direction slightly inclined to the horizontal, means for rotating the spindle, means for supporting a piece. of work on the table, in, an inclined position correspond- 'ing to the spindle, an electric motor for moving the spindle across the work table, and a controller for the motor whereby the operator may feed the spindle transversely,

baffle plate extending along the table adja-' cent the lower side of the work thereon, the plate being adapted to direct the flow of cutting fluid and chips.

6. In a metal working machine, the combination of a bed, a laterally and longitudinally horizontally extending work table slidably mounted thereon, means for supporting a piece of work on the table with the upper surface thereof slightly inclined to the horizontal, and a baflle plate extending along the table adjacent the lower side of the work thereon, the plate being adapted to direct the flow of cutting fluid and chips.

7. In a metal working machine, the combination of a bed, horizontal ways thereon,

' a work table slidably mounted on the ways means for supporting a piece of work on the table [w th the upper surface thereof slightly'lnclined to the horizontal, a rotary tool spindle, means for supporting and feedingthe spindle over the table in a correspondingly inclined position, means for supplymg a cutting fluid .to the tool and work, and a baffle plate extending along the table adjacent the lower side of the work thereon, the plate being adapted to direct the flow of cutting fluid and chips.

In testimony whereof, I hereto aflix my signature.

WILLIAM J. HAGMAN. 

